[PATCH bpf v3 10/15] selftests/bpf: Fix resource leaks caused by missing cleanups

From: Ihor Solodrai

Date: Fri Feb 20 2026 - 17:27:28 EST


ASAN reported a number of resource leaks:
- Add missing *__destroy(skel) calls
- Replace bpf_link__detach() with bpf_link__destroy() where appropriate
- cgrp_local_storage: Add bpf_link__destroy() when bpf_iter_create fails
- dynptr: Add missing bpf_object__close()

Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../bpf/prog_tests/cgrp_local_storage.c | 4 ++-
.../testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/dynptr.c | 5 +++-
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_basic.c | 28 +++++++++----------
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c | 2 +-
.../bpf/prog_tests/struct_ops_private_stack.c | 4 +--
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_opts.c | 6 ++--
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_tc_tunnel.c | 5 +++-
7 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgrp_local_storage.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgrp_local_storage.c
index 9015e2c2ab12..478a77cb67e6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgrp_local_storage.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgrp_local_storage.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void test_cgroup_iter_sleepable(int cgroup_fd, __u64 cgroup_id)

iter_fd = bpf_iter_create(bpf_link__fd(link));
if (!ASSERT_GE(iter_fd, 0, "iter_create"))
- goto out;
+ goto out_link;

/* trigger the program run */
(void)read(iter_fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ static void test_cgroup_iter_sleepable(int cgroup_fd, __u64 cgroup_id)
ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->cgroup_id, cgroup_id, "cgroup_id");

close(iter_fd);
+out_link:
+ bpf_link__destroy(link);
out:
cgrp_ls_sleepable__destroy(skel);
}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/dynptr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/dynptr.c
index b9f86cb91e81..5fda11590708 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/dynptr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/dynptr.c
@@ -137,11 +137,14 @@ static void verify_success(const char *prog_name, enum test_setup_type setup_typ
);

link = bpf_program__attach(prog);
- if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(link, "bpf_program__attach"))
+ if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(link, "bpf_program__attach")) {
+ bpf_object__close(obj);
goto cleanup;
+ }

err = bpf_prog_test_run_opts(aux_prog_fd, &topts);
bpf_link__destroy(link);
+ bpf_object__close(obj);

if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "test_run"))
goto cleanup;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_basic.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_basic.c
index 256707e7d20d..dd3c757859f6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_basic.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_basic.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static void test_skmsg_helpers_with_link(enum bpf_map_type map_type)
/* Fail since bpf_link for the same prog type has been created. */
link2 = bpf_program__attach_sockmap(prog_clone, map);
if (!ASSERT_ERR_PTR(link2, "bpf_program__attach_sockmap")) {
- bpf_link__detach(link2);
+ bpf_link__destroy(link2);
goto out;
}

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static void test_skmsg_helpers_with_link(enum bpf_map_type map_type)
if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "bpf_link_update"))
goto out;
out:
- bpf_link__detach(link);
+ bpf_link__destroy(link);
test_skmsg_load_helpers__destroy(skel);
}

@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static void test_sockmap_skb_verdict_attach_with_link(void)
if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(link, "bpf_program__attach_sockmap"))
goto out;

- bpf_link__detach(link);
+ bpf_link__destroy(link);

err = bpf_prog_attach(bpf_program__fd(prog), map, BPF_SK_SKB_STREAM_VERDICT, 0);
if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "bpf_prog_attach"))
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static void test_sockmap_skb_verdict_attach_with_link(void)
/* Fail since attaching with the same prog/map has been done. */
link = bpf_program__attach_sockmap(prog, map);
if (!ASSERT_ERR_PTR(link, "bpf_program__attach_sockmap"))
- bpf_link__detach(link);
+ bpf_link__destroy(link);

err = bpf_prog_detach2(bpf_program__fd(prog), map, BPF_SK_SKB_STREAM_VERDICT);
if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "bpf_prog_detach2"))
@@ -747,13 +747,13 @@ static void test_sockmap_skb_verdict_peek_with_link(void)
test_sockmap_skb_verdict_peek_helper(map);
ASSERT_EQ(pass->bss->clone_called, 1, "clone_called");
out:
- bpf_link__detach(link);
+ bpf_link__destroy(link);
test_sockmap_pass_prog__destroy(pass);
}

static void test_sockmap_unconnected_unix(void)
{
- int err, map, stream = 0, dgram = 0, zero = 0;
+ int err, map, stream = -1, dgram = -1, zero = 0;
struct test_sockmap_pass_prog *skel;

skel = test_sockmap_pass_prog__open_and_load();
@@ -764,22 +764,22 @@ static void test_sockmap_unconnected_unix(void)

stream = xsocket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
if (stream < 0)
- return;
+ goto out;

dgram = xsocket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
- if (dgram < 0) {
- close(stream);
- return;
- }
+ if (dgram < 0)
+ goto out;

err = bpf_map_update_elem(map, &zero, &stream, BPF_ANY);
- ASSERT_ERR(err, "bpf_map_update_elem(stream)");
+ if (!ASSERT_ERR(err, "bpf_map_update_elem(stream)"))
+ goto out;

err = bpf_map_update_elem(map, &zero, &dgram, BPF_ANY);
ASSERT_OK(err, "bpf_map_update_elem(dgram)");
-
+out:
close(stream);
close(dgram);
+ test_sockmap_pass_prog__destroy(skel);
}

static void test_sockmap_many_socket(void)
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ static void test_sockmap_skb_verdict_vsock_poll(void)
if (xrecv_nonblock(conn, &buf, 1, 0) != 1)
FAIL("xrecv_nonblock");
detach:
- bpf_link__detach(link);
+ bpf_link__destroy(link);
close:
xclose(conn);
xclose(peer);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
index f1bdccc7e4e7..cc0c68bab907 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ static void test_msg_redir_to_listening_with_link(struct test_sockmap_listen *sk

redir_to_listening(family, sotype, sock_map, verdict_map, REDIR_EGRESS);

- bpf_link__detach(link);
+ bpf_link__destroy(link);
}

static void redir_partial(int family, int sotype, int sock_map, int parser_map)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/struct_ops_private_stack.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/struct_ops_private_stack.c
index 4006879ca3fe..d42123a0fb16 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/struct_ops_private_stack.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/struct_ops_private_stack.c
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ static void test_private_stack_fail(void)
}

err = struct_ops_private_stack_fail__load(skel);
- if (!ASSERT_ERR(err, "struct_ops_private_stack_fail__load"))
- goto cleanup;
- return;
+ ASSERT_ERR(err, "struct_ops_private_stack_fail__load");

cleanup:
struct_ops_private_stack_fail__destroy(skel);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_opts.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_opts.c
index dd7a138d8c3d..2955750ddada 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_opts.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_opts.c
@@ -1360,10 +1360,8 @@ static void test_tc_opts_dev_cleanup_target(int target)

assert_mprog_count_ifindex(ifindex, target, 4);

- ASSERT_OK(system("ip link del dev tcx_opts1"), "del veth");
- ASSERT_EQ(if_nametoindex("tcx_opts1"), 0, "dev1_removed");
- ASSERT_EQ(if_nametoindex("tcx_opts2"), 0, "dev2_removed");
- return;
+ goto cleanup;
+
cleanup3:
err = bpf_prog_detach_opts(fd3, loopback, target, &optd);
ASSERT_OK(err, "prog_detach");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_tc_tunnel.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_tc_tunnel.c
index 0fe0a8f62486..7fc4d7dd70ef 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_tc_tunnel.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_tc_tunnel.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ void test_tc_tunnel(void)
return;

if (!ASSERT_OK(setup(), "global setup"))
- return;
+ goto out;

for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(subtests_cfg); i++) {
cfg = &subtests_cfg[i];
@@ -711,4 +711,7 @@ void test_tc_tunnel(void)
subtest_cleanup(cfg);
}
cleanup();
+
+out:
+ test_tc_tunnel__destroy(skel);
}
--
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